{{Short description|New Zealand rugby union footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2014}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Ged Robinson | image = Ged Robinson Debut for Rolleston.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Ged Robinson | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|6|20}} | birth_place = Wellington, New Zealand | height = {{height|m=1.78}} | weight = {{convert|105|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} | ru_position = Hooker | years1 = | ru_clubupdate = | clubs1 = | apps1 = | points1 = | ru_currentclub = Rolleston Div 1 | super1 = {{Rut|Hurricanes}} | super2 = Melbourne Rebels | super3 = {{Rut|Highlanders}} | super4 = {{Rut|Crusaders}} | superyears1 = 2009 | superyears2 = 2011–13 | superyears3 = 2014 | superyears4 = 2015–16 | superapps1 = 5 | superapps2 = 46 | superapps3 = 15 | superapps4 = 4 | superpoints1 = 0 | superpoints2 = 35 | superpoints3 = 5 | superpoints4 = 0 | super14currentclub = | super14update = 23 July 2016 | province1 = {{Rut|Manawatu}} | province2 = {{Rut|Wellington}} | province3 = {{Rut|Hawke's Bay}} | province4 = {{Rut|Canterbury}} | provinceyears1 = 2007 | provinceyears2 = 2008–10 | provinceyears3 = 2013–14 | provinceyears4 = 2015 | provinceapps1 = 10 | provinceapps2 = 27 | provinceapps3 = 19 | provinceapps4 = 9 | provincepoints1 = 0 | provincepoints2 = 10 | provincepoints3 = 0 | provincepoints4 = 0 | ru_provinceupdate = 26 October 2015 | repyears1 = | repteam1 = | repcaps1 = | reppoints1 = | ru_ntupdate = | spouse = | children = | relatives = | school = | university = }}
'''Ged Robinson''' (born 20 June 1983 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is hooker. He formerly represented the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby, and he formerly played 5 games for the {{Rut|Hurricanes}} and mostly on the bench the Wellington Lions in New Zealand.
==Melbourne Rebels== In 2011, the Rebels first season in Super Rugby competition, Robinson played in every match. In 2012 he played 14 of a possible 16 games.<ref>{{cite web | publisher = Melbourne Rebels | title = Ged Robinson Player Profile | url = http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/Team/Player/tabid/297/playerid/31/Default.aspx | year = 2013 | accessdate = 19 January 2013 }}</ref> He will leave the Rebels after the 2013 Super Rugby season to return to New Zealand and join ITM Cup side {{Rut|Hawke's Bay}}.<ref name= return-to-nz>{{cite web | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/8648428/Rebel-Ged-returns-to-chase-All-Blacks-dream | title = Rebel Ged returns to chase All Blacks dream | location = New Zealand | publisher = Fairfax | date=9 May 2013 | accessdate=9 May 2013}}</ref><ref name=50-caps>{{cite press release | last1 = Rebels Media Unit | first2 = Pete | last2 = Fairbairn | publisher = Melbourne Rebels | title = Robinson to reach 50 Super Rugby Caps | url = http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/News/ArticleDetails/tabid/270/ArticleID/9424/Default.aspx | date = 6 June 2013 | accessdate = 6 June 2013 }}</ref> He joins Rebels head coach Damien Hill and fellow Rebels players James O'Connor, Cooper Vuna, Gareth Delve, Nick Phipps, Nic Henderson, James King, Tim Davidson and Richard Kingi on the list of departing Rebels at the end of the 2013 season. His last game as a Rebels player was a home game against New Zealand franchise the Highlanders, a match that also turned out to be the last Rebels match for head coach Damien Hill and players James O'Connor, Cooper Vuna, Gareth Delve, Nick Phipps and Nic Henderson. In front of over 12,000 spectators, the Rebels overcame a 24-point half-time deficit to achieve a remarkable 38-37 come-from-behind victory over the Highlanders, ending Robinson's tenure as a Rebels player on a winning note.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/News/ArticleDetails/tabid/270/ArticleID/9808/Default.aspx |title=Rebels Farewell Departing Stars with Incredible Comeback |access-date=13 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716051431/http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/News/ArticleDetails/tabid/270/ArticleID/9808/Default.aspx |archive-date=16 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/super-rugby/rebels-give-james-oconnor-and-coach-damien-hill-fairytale-send-off-with-win-over-highlanders/story-e6frf4qu-1226678700085#.UeDPkG0kPf0 | title=Motorsport Video |Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips }}</ref>
==Highlanders== Robinson left Australia and moved to the Highlanders for the start of the 2014 Super Rugby season, where he came once again under the mentorship of former Wellington coach, Jamie Joseph.<ref>{{cite web | first=Steve | last=Hepburn | url=http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/highlanders/297523/rugby-hooker-back-under-wing-early-mentor | title=Hooker back under wing of early mentor | work=Otago Daily Times | date= 3 April 2014 | accessdate=3 April 2014}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/Team/Player/tabid/297/playerid/31/Default.aspx Rebels profile] *[http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_10019.html itsrugby.co.uk profile]
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